2014 winter olympics thread (Hockey)

[Notorious2409]

I know its early but who do you see winning the starting job in net for team U.S.A?

I know its early but i would not rule out ryan miller depending on how he starts the season. But in all honesty its probably jonathan quick's job to lose i think. If he has a strong first half of the season i think he wins the job.

Im predicting a Canada VS. U.S.A Gold medal game.

 

[ThatOneCobra]

Yep. I think Quick. He did struggle a bit last year though. Its gonna be a good battle. So many good U.S. Goalies(Quick, Anderson, Howard,Schneider etc.). I really like the US' chances. They're definitely not the underdog going in this time around. Should be fun.

 

[notchstang92]

Quick starts and Schneider backs him up. The 3rd goalie is up for grabs, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Miller as the 3rd. He's been there before and has a lot of experience. He's just stuck on a bad team so he doesn't get a lot of the spotlight.

 

[steeltoe]

Quick hands down. He was great durning the play offs last year.

 

[svtsmo]

Quick hands down. He was great durning the play offs last year.

This.

 

[WhiteFaleen2001]

Quick hands down. He was great durning the play offs last TWO years.

I agree it's Quick's position to lose. I see Anderson and Schneider with him.

 

[61mmstang94]

Im predicting a Canada VS. U.S.A Gold medal game.

I would say that is a good chance if they we playing on a North American size ice surface.

But I think teams like Russia and Sweden will have an advantage on the bigger ice.

 

[61mmstang94]

As far as I know canada hasn't medal'd in the games on a big surface since '94 in Lillehammer.

And the US since '72 in Sapporo.

Sweden has won gold two out of the last three Olympics on big ice, I believe.